I actually don’t mind squat toilets, though I realize they raise a lot of accessibility concerns for people. In India I tended to vastly prefer the squat toilets just because the cleanliness level...
I actually don’t mind squat toilets, though I realize they raise a lot of accessibility concerns for people. In India I tended to vastly prefer the squat toilets just because the cleanliness level of public bathrooms was nowhere near good enough for me to want to let any part of me make skin contact with the surface.
I would love to have a proper Toto toilet at some point. Even just installing a cheap bidet into ours was such a great upgrade, even if it only does cold water. Having one that heats the seat and...
I would love to have a proper Toto toilet at some point. Even just installing a cheap bidet into ours was such a great upgrade, even if it only does cold water. Having one that heats the seat and water, deodorizes the bowl, and does an even better job of cleaning would be totally unnecessary, yet awesome. Throw some health metrics in there or something. I live in a modern, technologically advanced society, yet have basically the same toilet my parents had a generation ago--seems like a good place for improvement.
With a government survey showing roughly 40% of Japan’s public restrooms hosted squat stalls in 2016, the government started a campaign to help municipalities - particularly in popular destinations like Kyoto - fund conversion to sit-down toilets, anticipating Olympics tourists will explore Japan beyond Tokyo.
Statistics from the Japan Tourism Agency show a total of 332 restrooms were refurbished between fiscal 2017 and 2019.
I actually don’t mind squat toilets, though I realize they raise a lot of accessibility concerns for people. In India I tended to vastly prefer the squat toilets just because the cleanliness level of public bathrooms was nowhere near good enough for me to want to let any part of me make skin contact with the surface.
I agree 100% especially when you have somewhere to hang up your pants and backpack, public squat toilets are a much preferred option for a number 2
I would love to have a proper Toto toilet at some point. Even just installing a cheap bidet into ours was such a great upgrade, even if it only does cold water. Having one that heats the seat and water, deodorizes the bowl, and does an even better job of cleaning would be totally unnecessary, yet awesome. Throw some health metrics in there or something. I live in a modern, technologically advanced society, yet have basically the same toilet my parents had a generation ago--seems like a good place for improvement.
From the article: